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    New speed cameras going up near schools in Northeast Baltimore
    The city of Baltimore announced this week that it was installing new school-zone speed cameras at four locations, but didn’t say when they would go live.
    A rectangular grey box that houses an automated traffic camera stands on a city sidewalk as a blurred black SUV drives by.
    Ocean City suspends boardwalk tram after 2-year-old fatally struck
    Police said the 2-year-old boy, whose name has not been released, was struck by a tram on the boardwalk Tuesday a little after 8 p.m.
    Ocean City Firefighters, EMS Clinicians and the Ocean City Police Department were on the scene of a serious motor vehicle collision involving a pedestrian and tram near Dorchester Street and the Boardwalk. A portion of the Boardwalk was closed during the investigation, Aug. 20, 2024.
    Can a bike lane on a ‘chaotic’ Howard County road make it safer?
    Howard County officials pushed for a new "quick build" Complete Streets project along a bustling part of Washington Boulevard that debuted this week. They are hoping it will make a crash-prone corridor safer for pedestrians and cyclists.
    White paint in the shape of two bicycles indicate where a two-way bike path is separated from the rest of the roadway.
    Howard County school buses caused chaos last year. Here’s what to expect this year.
    Howard County Public School System officials say they've been hard at work understanding what happened last August and how to stop it from happening again.
    Howard County Public School System officials say they've been hard at work understanding what happened in the bus fiasco last August and how to stop it from happening again.
    The neighborhood just wanted a crosswalk. They found out Baltimore doesn’t make it easy.
    It wasn’t supposed to be this complicated but it was. It would take about a year and a half to get a handful of plastic bollards installed, bolt a pedestrian sign into the road and some paint at an intersection, according to the people involved.
    A yellow sign, warning cars about pedestrians, is shown in the middle of a roadway intersection. Cars and trees line the road and a couple of large skyscrapers are in the background.
    As Ravens and Orioles games collide Saturday, MTA light rail struggles continue
    In a back and forth on X on Thursday, Maryland Transit Administrator Holly Arnold told Baltimore sports fans frustrated with lagging game-day light rail service that only about 20 trains were available to run on any given day.
    The north-south light rail is mired in problems from botched rehabilitation work that has taken more than a decade to complete.
    Dali owner’s possible liability for Key Bridge collapse would soar under House bill
    A newly introduced House bill would increase the Dali's obligation in the Key Bridge collapse nearly ten-fold.
    The Dali, a massive container ship from Singapore,  still sits in the wreckage and collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in the Baltimore port on April 1, 2024. It has been a week since it lost power and struck the bridge , causing it to topple in seconds, taking several roadway workers and their cars with it. The once giant frame of the bridge now sits in the water and large cranes have arrived to untangle the mess.
    County developer modifies previous plan to add new apartments on contentious Lutherville land
    The new proposal for transit-oriented development next to the Lutherville light rail stop calls for even more apartments than before.
    A digital rendering of a large green field with buildings on three sides.
    Army Corps recommends $77M floodwall to protect Baltimore’s tunnels from storms
    “The people of Baltimore know all too well the impact caused when vital transportation infrastructure is lost,” Lt. Gen. Scott A. Spellmon, the commanding general of the U.S. Army of Corp Engineers, said.
    The Baltimore Harbor Tunnel is a pair of two-lane tunnels carrying I-895 under the Patapsco River.
    Baltimoreans are resurrecting orphaned scooters as the city tries to collect them
    Some of the now-defunct scooters were left on Baltimore streets. The city wants help rounding them up, but some residents have other plans.
    A snow-covered electric Link scooter in Charles Village on Jan. 16, 2024.
    Some MARC train tickets can now get you all the way to Virginia
    The Maryland Transit Administration and Virginia Railway Express will now honor each other’s commuter train tickets as part of a new agreement to help bolster ridership and connectivity.
    A silver train with the letters "MARC" on the front rolls into a station.
    Reimagined Penn Station would relocate drop-off area. Should cars or buses get curbside priority?
    The agencies and developers involved in transforming Baltimore’s Penn Station disagree on where to move the passenger drop-off area to make way for a pedestrian plaza.
    Rendering of historic Penn Station station and planned expansion.
    Neighbors of the Key Bridge are ready for its demolition — and want it rebuilt ASAP
    About 40 people who gathered at a public library in Dundalk Thursday evening for a public hearing on a newly unveiled plan to demolish the remainder of the bridge — the first step of a multiyear plan to get drivers traversing the bridge once again.
    Christine Golczynski sits in on a public meeting held on August 1, 2024 at the North Point Library in Dundalk, MD to discuss permits needed to proceed with the demolition of Key Bridge remains.
    Montgomery County considers ‘noise cameras’ for ticketing loud vehicles
    Montgomery County lawmakers want to establish a pilot program that would automatically ticket drivers if their vehicles are making excessive noise via unlawfully modified exhaust systems.
    First time offenders caught by the “noise cameras” would get a warning, with subsequent violations earning a fine of up to $75.
    Body-camera video shows construction worker after rescue from Key Bridge collapse
    The Baltimore Banner obtained a copy of the video on Tuesday from the Baltimore Police Department through a Maryland Public Information Act request.
    Body camera footage shows the moments after Julio Cervantes Suarez was rescued from the Key Bridge collapse on March 26, 2024.
    A Georgia seaport is closing the gap with Baltimore, the top US auto port
    The new cargo numbers from Georgia indicate that Brunswick is already extremely close. Port officials in Maryland reported that Baltimore handled 847,000 auto imports and exports in the 2023 calendar year.
    The Port of Baltimore is seen from the Baltimore World Trade Center on Saturday, April 6, 2024.
    Artscape road closures have already started. Here’s the full list.
    Artscape kicks off this Friday, Aug. 2. But some roads are already closing to make way for the setup.
    Despite the scattered rain showers, people came out in droves to  Artscape on September 24, 2023.
    A Hanover Street bridge makeover is in the works — but it could take a while
    The federal funds will be used to plan improvements along the Hanover Street Corridor, including sidewalks, new bike lanes and better connections to waterfront parks and trails.
    Baltimore has started a multiyear planning process to come up with improvements to the Route 2 corridor through South Baltimore.
    Q&A: The CEO of BWI sees low-cost carriers as the future of the airport
    The Baltimore Banner sat down for a Q&A session with Ricky Smith, executive director/CEO of the Maryland Aviation Administration.
    Ricky Smith, who leads the Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport as head of the Maryland Aviation Administration, talks about the future of the airport.
    Scooter rider killed in East Baltimore hit-and-run, police say
    Police say a teenage driver struck a 31-year-old man on a scooter at the intersection of North Conkling Street and Pulaski Highway and left the scene. The man died of injuries suffered in the crash, and the 16-year-old driver was later arrested and charged in the incident.
    A green scooter lies on the sidewalk on the left side of the frame, as a decorative fence casts a shadow on the right side.
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